Budding middle school scientists compete at Science Olympiad

Two Science Olympiad teams from Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Middle School competed with other teams around the region at Goff Middle School in East Greenbush in February. While the RCS teams, made up of 27 students, did not qualify for the State tournament, RCS teacher Jennifer Fisk-Jaskolka said the teams had some impressive showings and some surprises.

Each event required a team of two individuals to prepare for a specific topic. Some pairs prepared by building and testing devices, others prepared by studying a topic in advance for either a written test component or a game show-like event.